As a footnote to Darleen’s earlier post on the delightful collision between EU presumptuousness and Texas cowboyism, this clip from the three-part documentary Tory! Tory! Tory!, seems quit apropos.
Notes David Thompson in an email, the documentary “traces the history and ideas of Thatcherism — and the creeping Socialist nightmare it was a reaction against.
“US readers may not realise just how Socialist the UK was in the late 70s, with open talk of “class warfare†and ossified nationalised industries — state monopolies — billions in debt. Seems a reminder is in order.”
Thanks, David — though we already have John Edwards for just that purpose.
Still, worth checking out all the same.
Comment by Dan Collins on 8/27 @ 12:46 pm #
Hmmmm. Muy rico.
Comment by the other Ken on 8/27 @ 1:33 pm #
Eat the rich? No thanks, the gout is so 90s.
Comment by Rob B. on 8/27 @ 3:09 pm #
With every politician since the dawn of democracy running on at least a partial platform of fixing government, who in their right mind would every want to trust the government to run anything?
Comment by Blitz on 8/27 @ 5:49 pm #
Jeff,thanks for the link to that documentary. Really is fascinating stuff! I was too young to really remember those times but do recall some snippets there. One thing to look for should you decide to check it out is that a lot of the phrases used are the same we’re hearing in this country today. Also,theres no bad time to see “The Iron Lady” driving an APC!!!